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FW: FW: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co
by Grubb, Karen 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

Frank, are you still planning to go? From: Frank Young [mailto:fyoung@mountain.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 5:18 PM To: Grubb, Karen Subject: Fw: [EC] FW: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co I don't think this came through the EC list. FYI. ----- Original Message ----- From: Duane330(a)aol.com To: fyoung(a)mountain.net Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [EC] FW: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co Jim, Beth, Frank, et al. I will be attending this meeting, if I can locate an original copy of the invitation to provide the context and invitation list. My home territory is Tyler and Wetzel county; I drove thru Wileyville earlier today coming from Paden City back to Morgantown on WV Route 7. I can go representing the TDS Strategy Group. However, this Group has its focus on the Monongahela River. Wetzel County is in the Ohio River watershed, not the Monongahela River watershed. The Marcellus Shale drilling operations in Wetzel county drain mostly into Marshall county then to the Ohio River. It you want to see some of the pictures, go to: www.marcellus-shale.us Let me know if you need a ride from Morgantown................... Duane Nichols >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In a message dated 1/27/2010 11:44:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, fyoung(a)mountain.net writes: Beth, Can you give us an idea of what you'd specifically like SC's presence there to be? Ask people to sign a Sierra Club contact sheet? Offer some specific assistance from Sierra Club? If so, what? If I go, I will be going in mostly blind. I do not know any of the people you have mentioned. And other than for the town of New Martinsville (on the Ohio River), I have no familiarity with Wetzel County. But I am a country boy, and so I can find my way to the meeting- wherever it is. But unless I know what you might expect of me there, I would be winging it. Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: Frank Young <mailto:fyoung@mountain.net> To: EC(a)osenergy.org Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 11:08 AM Subject: Re: [EC] FW: FW: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co If no one else at all can go, I could. But Friday is usually my day to take care of treasurer stuff at the WVEC office- pay our lobbyists, pay other bills, etc. I could go this one time. But I could not make the commitment to make this an ongoing priority. I have too many of those already. Frank ----- Original Message ----- From: Grubb, Karen <mailto:Karen.Grubb@fairmontstate.edu> To: EC(a)osenergy.org Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:57 AM Subject: [EC] FW: FW: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co Can anyone make this meeting? I will try, but I will have to take off work to go. ________________________________ From: rhunt(a)ovis.net [mailto:rhunt@ovis.net] Sent: Wed 1/27/2010 10:20 AM To: Grubb, Karen Subject: Re: FW: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co The meeting is Jan 29,1-4 pm at the Wileyville Auction Hall on Rt 7 right on the road. Turn from rt 250 right before Hundred on to Rt 7, Wileyville is in the center of the county..we also have people from Washington Co Pa coming, Bob Donnan, and many families who are desperate for finding help. I bought a Jayco Camper which sleeps 8 so we could have a nice place for people to stay. please let me know..people still are stunned that this could happen in America to a quiet rural community..some driller landsmen were stopping at the store in Littleton last week and were bragging about fooling people..they were on their way to Rock Cave. Let me know, Marilyn Hunt ----- Original Message Follows ----- From: "Grubb, Karen" <Karen.Grubb(a)fairmontstate.edu> To: <rhunt(a)ovis.net> Cc: "James Kotcon" <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> Subject: FW: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:36:52 -0500 >Marilyn, > >I may be able to attend the meeting in Wetzel County. Can >you tell me where and when it is? Beth Little asked if >someone could go to keep us all in the loop. Also Jim >Kotcon, Energy Chair may be able to attend. > >Karen Grubb > >Sierra Club Conservation Chair > >From: Beth Little [mailto:blittle@citynet.net] >Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:55 AM >To: 'James Kotcon'; Grubb, Karen >Subject: RE: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co > >The weather is making it look completely impossible for me. > Plus, Caroline's car just broke down. > >The contact for the meeting is Marilyn Hunt 304-775-2484. >We talked for at least an hour, and she said she could >provide overnight accommodations too. > >Also, there is a Penn State webinar on water testing >related to gas drilling tomorrow, 1/27 at noon and 7pm >http://water.cas.psu.edu/webinars.htm ><http://water.cas.psu.edu/webinars.htm> It is being >conducted by Brian Swistock. He is a Cooperative Extension >agent and he came to Monroe Co in 2008 to conduct a public >meeting on Marcellus shale. I was impressed that he was a >straight shooter that was really trying to get information >out to the public. >________________________________ > >From: James Kotcon [mailto:jkotcon@wvu.edu] >Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 8:17 PM >To: Beth Little >Subject: Re: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co > >Both Karen Grubb and I indicated this was a possibility, so >send info to both of us. I will try to go, but this is a >big grant-writing week, plus I am leading the Blackwater >Canyon x-c ski outing the next day, so I am a little iffy. > >JBK > >>>> "Beth Little" <blittle(a)citynet.net> 1/25/2010 7:10 PM > >Hey Jim, Dan Soeder said he thought someone at the ExCom >meeting said they were available to go to the Marcellus >shale gas drilling meeting in Wetzel Co this Friday and >maybe it was you. Yes? Or do you know who? I don't think >I have sent the information to find out where it is. Beth ________________________________ _______________________________________________ EC mailing list EC(a)osenergy.org http://osenergy.org/mailman/listinfo/ec ________________________________ _______________________________________________ EC mailing list EC(a)osenergy.org http://osenergy.org/mailman/listinfo/ec _______________________________________________ EC mailing list EC(a)osenergy.org http://osenergy.org/mailman/listinfo/ec

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FW: FW: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co
by Grubb, Karen 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

Can anyone make this meeting? I will try, but I will have to take off work to go. ________________________________ From: rhunt(a)ovis.net [mailto:rhunt@ovis.net] Sent: Wed 1/27/2010 10:20 AM To: Grubb, Karen Subject: Re: FW: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co The meeting is Jan 29,1-4 pm at the Wileyville Auction Hall on Rt 7 right on the road. Turn from rt 250 right before Hundred on to Rt 7, Wileyville is in the center of the county..we also have people from Washington Co Pa coming, Bob Donnan, and many families who are desparate for finding help. I bought a Jayco Camper which sleeps 8 so we could have a nice place for people to stay. please let me know..people still are stunned that this could happen in America to a quiet rural community..some driller lansmen were stoping at the store in Littleton last week and were bragging about fooling people..they were on their way to Rock Cave.Let me know, Marilyn Hunt ----- Original Message Follows ----- From: "Grubb, Karen" <Karen.Grubb(a)fairmontstate.edu> To: <rhunt(a)ovis.net> Cc: "James Kotcon" <jkotcon(a)wvu.edu> Subject: FW: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:36:52 -0500 >Marilyn, > >I may be able to attend the meeting in Wetzel County. Can >you tell me where and when it is? Beth Little asked if >someone could go to keep us all in the loop. Also Jim >Kotcon, Energy Chair may be able to attend. > >Karen Grubb > >Sierra Club Conservation Chair > >From: Beth Little [mailto:blittle@citynet.net] >Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 8:55 AM >To: 'James Kotcon'; Grubb, Karen >Subject: RE: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co > >The weather is making it look completely impossible for me. > Plus, Caroline's car just broke down. > >The contact for the meeting is Marilyn Hunt 304-775-2484. >We talked for at least an hour, and she said she could >provide overnight accommodations too. > >Also, there is a Penn State webinar on water testing >related to gas drilling tomorrow, 1/27 at noon and 7pm >http://water.cas.psu.edu/webinars.htm ><http://water.cas.psu.edu/webinars.htm> It is being >conducted by Brian Swistock. He is a Cooperative Extension >agent and he came to Monroe Co in 2008 to conduct a public >meeting on Marcellus shale. I was impressed that he was a >straight shooter that was really trying to get information >out to the public. >________________________________ > >From: James Kotcon [mailto:jkotcon@wvu.edu] >Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 8:17 PM >To: Beth Little >Subject: Re: Jan 29 meeting in Wetzel Co > >Both Karen Grubb and I indicated this was a possibility, so >send info to both of us. I will try to go, but this is a >big grant-writing week, plus I am leading the Blackwater >Canyon x-c ski outing the next day, so I am a little iffy. > >JBK > >>>> "Beth Little" <blittle(a)citynet.net> 1/25/2010 7:10 PM > >Hey Jim, Dan Soeder said he thought someone at the ExCom >meeting said they were available to go to the Marcellus >shale gas drilling meeting in Wetzel Co this Friday and >maybe it was you. Yes? Or do you know who? I don't think >I have sent the information to find out where it is. Beth

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Mayor Bloomberg NYC on Marcellus Shale
by William V. DePaulo, Esq. 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

http://www.cleanskies.com/articles/bloomberg-opposes-nat-gas-drilling-nyc-w… -- William V. DePaulo, Esq. 179 Summers Street, Suite 232 Charleston, WV 25301-2163 Tel: 304-342-5588 Fax: 304-342-5505 william.depaulo(a)gmail.com www.passeggiata.com This electronic mail is intended to be received and read only by certain individuals. It may contain information that is privileged or protected from disclosure by law. If it has been misdirected, or if you suspect you received this in error, please notify me by replying and then delete this message and your reply. These restrictions apply to any attachment to this email.

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Fwd: [GW-ACT-LEADERS] AEP on pilot CCS facility in West Virginia
by James Kotcon 26 Jan '10

26 Jan '10

>>> "dave o'leary" <dave.oleary(a)MDSIERRA.ORG> 1/26/2010 10:23 AM >>> Here is a link to an interview about AEP's pilot CCS facility in West Virginia. I pasted in the link to the full interview, along with a few selected comments from the AEP spokesperson. David O'Leary Chapter Conservation Chair Sierra Club - Maryland Chapter = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = http://www.bgrncol.com/status-report-on-the-operation-of-the-largest-operat… Status Report on the Operation of the Largest Operating Coal-Fired CCS Plant in the U.S. Published on January 25th, 2010 in Interviews American Electric Power, one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, started operating a 20 MW coal-fired Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) plant in September 2009. It is currently the largest facility of its kind in the United States, and the success or failure of this operation will likely have a major impact on the viability of this technology and the future role of coal in the U.S.'s and the world's low carbon emissions future, as well as impact the adoption rates of nuclear and renewables. In this follow-up interview, Nick Akins, the Executive Vice President of Power Generation for American Electric Power (AEP), speaks about the status of the operation and what it means for scale-up timetables and ultimate price and energy penalties that affect the viability of coal-fired CCS. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = The 20-megawatt CCS installation at our Mountaineer Plant in New Haven, W.Va., started capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) Sept. 1, 2009, and we began injecting CO2 into the geologic formations Oct. 1, 2009. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = we are in the range of the 15 to 30 percent energy penalty that we were expecting. It is important to realize that this is a process validation installation, so it is not optimized for efficiency, but rather for flexibility to adjust process conditions. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = We were extremely pleased to be notified Dec. 4, 2009, that we were selected to receive $334 million in funding through the Department of Energy's Clean Coal Power Initiative to scale-up the CCS process at our Mountaineer Plant. We plan to build the 235-megawatt installation of the chilled ammonia carbon capture and storage process at Mountaineer and expect it to be operational in 2015. At this scale, we will capture and store approximately 1.5 million metric tones of CO2 annually. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = We anticipate retrofitting up to 75 percent of our existing 25,600 megawatts of coal-fueled generation with CCS technology by 2025 or 2030. The plants we retrofit will be our largest, most efficient generating units that have already been retrofit to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and mercury. The remaining 25 percent of our existing coal-fired generating fleet likely will be retired. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the CONS-SPST-GLOBALWARM-CHAIRS list, send any message to: CONS-SPST-GLOBALWARM-CHAIRS-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the CONS-SPST-GLOBALWARM-CHAIRS list, send any message to: CONS-SPST-GLOBALWARM-CHAIRS-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp

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Longview Tax Exempt Bonds
by James Kotcon 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

Longview has requested a determination by the WV Public Service Commission. that tax-exempt Industrial revenue bonds to be issued by the WV Economic Development Authority "do not offend the public interest". The bonds were approved by the WV-EDA three years ago, but Longview now wants the PSC's blessing because that is a condition written into state law. I propose to submit the attached Letter of Protest objecting to sch a determination. The deadline is Thursday, so let me know if you have any thoughts on this issue. JBK

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NYTimes.com: Expanding Use of Wind Power Feasible, but May Be Costly
by william.depaulo＠gmail.com 25 Jan '10

25 Jan '10

This page was sent to you by: william.depaulo(a)gmail.com. link to summary of wind study potential by Obama's DOE http://www.nrel.gov/wind/systemsintegration/pdfs/2010/ewits_executive_summa… BUSINESS / ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT | January 21, 2010 Expanding Use of Wind Power Feasible, but May Be Costly By MATTHEW L. WALD According to a study, heavy reliance on wind energy is "technically feasible," but will require significant expansion of the power grid. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/business/energy-environment/21wind.html?e… ---------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THIS E-MAIL This e-mail was sent to you by a friend through NYTimes.com's E-mail This Article service. For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help(a)nytimes.com. NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company

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Underground Injection of Gas Industry Brine Taking Off
by Frank Young 24 Jan '10

24 Jan '10

Blank "Several years into the developing Marcellus Shale gas boom, West Virginia well operators are opening new brine disposal injection wells to handle the waste fluids. " http://www.statejournal.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=73947

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Fwd: FYI: Republican Poll- "BIPARTISAN PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CLIMATE LEGISLATION"
by James Kotcon 24 Jan '10

24 Jan '10

FYI. This is a pretty important survey, and the pdf has some very important advice on word choice. How we talk about this matters. Terms like "Carbon Neutral" and "Green Jobs" are jargon and they are NOT reaching Americans, whereas concerns about energy security, health, and sustainability matter a lot. "It's not what you say, it's what they hear." JBK >>> Paula Carrell <Paula.Carrell(a)sierraclub.org> 1/22/2010 12:39 PM >>> ----- Forwarded by Bob Bingaman/Sierraclub on 01/22/2010 11:08 AM ----- Bob Bingaman/Sierraclub 01/22/2010 11:07 AM

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Fwd: 2010 coal campaign small grant program announcement
by Paul Wilson 23 Jan '10

23 Jan '10

fyi, incase some of you are not on this listserve. best, paul ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Verena Owen <verena_owen(a)prodigy.net> Date: 2010/1/22 Subject: 2010 coal campaign small grant program announcement To: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS(a)lists.sierraclub.org Beyond Coal Campaign * * * * * Small Grant * *Request for Proposals* *January, 2010* *ANNOUNCEMENT * * * The Beyond Coal Campaign is soliciting proposals from Sierra Club entities seeking to pursue its Campaign goals in 2010. Eligible entities include Sierra Club committees, chapters, groups, and ad hoc project teams. The small grants are reserved for volunteer-led efforts and are on a reimbursement-basis only. We cannot pay for staff time. Projects must align with the following primary goals of the National Coal Campaign: - Prevent the construction of a new coal-fired power plants, - Retire and/or replace existing coal plants with clean energy, - End mountaintop removal mining, prevent mining and infrastructure expansions in the Power River Basin, Alaska and other locations with destructive mining practices, - Increase opposition to and defeat dirty fuels : tar sands, oil shale, liquid coal and coal gas The Beyond Coal Campaign will give priority to projects where funds are used to increase grass roots volunteer involvement, to empower activists to engage others to help win on coal, and are used to coordinate local, state and national efforts and help build coalitions with other public interest and public health groups. Priority will also be given for issues or areas where we currently not have enough capacity. We are looking for innovative ideas, and ideas that could be translated or used for other locations. The coal campaign fully supports the Club’s diversity policy and encourages projects that further the goals of the policy. There are only limited *C3* funds (that means no lobbying), a total of about $50,000, available for these small grants. The suggested budget range is $5000 or less. Depending on demand, available funds, and a good pitch, a larger project may be considered. The Coal Campaign Small Grants Application Form is available on the Coal Campaign’s Clubhouse website or by contacting Judy.Hofrichter(a)sierraclub.org . There is no deadline for applying. Please inquire about available funds. It is expected that once applied for, funding decisions about projects will be made in two to four weeks and applicants will be notified of the outcome. If you do not hear from us, please follow up! * * * * For the coal team, Verena Owen Volunteer co-lead ------------------------------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS list, send any message to: COAL-CAMPAIGN-ALERTS-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ -- Paul Wilson Sierra Club 504 Jefferson Ave Charles Town, WV 25414-1130 Phone: 304-725-4360 Cell: 304-279-1361 "There is no forward until you have gone back" ~Buddha

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Fwd: drop in electricity usage, especially coal-generated
by Jim Sconyers 22 Jan '10

22 Jan '10

Jim Sconyers jim_scon(a)yahoo.com 304.698.9628 Remember: Mother Nature bats last. --- On Fri, 1/22/10, Jane Feldman <feldman.jane(a)GMAIL.COM> wrote: From: Jane Feldman <feldman.jane(a)GMAIL.COM> Subject: Fwd: drop in electricity usage, especially coal-generated To: CONS-SPST-GLOBALWARM-CHAIRS(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 1:28 PM Hi, all - Maybe you have seen this already. Good stuff. The EIA has a nice monthly report on electricity usage in the US at http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epm/epm_sum.html The latest one shows electrical usage dropping 4.6% in 2009 vs. 2008 and coal-generated electricity decreasing a whooping 12.4%. Factor in a recession, but I think this is still very good news. -- Jane Conservation Chair, Southern Nevada Group of the Sierra Club Energy Chair, Toiyabe Chapter of the Sierra Club - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the CONS-SPST-GLOBALWARM-CHAIRS list, send any message to: CONS-SPST-GLOBALWARM-CHAIRS-signoff-request(a)LISTS.SIERRACLUB.ORG Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/

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